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The Black Path
- Author
- Åsa Larsson
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Glaister
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 6 March 2014
- Run Time
- 12 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Lawyer Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her both physically and emotionally. Soon she is delving into the affairs of the victim's boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with the dead woman was complex and obsessive. Martinsson and Mella are about to uncover a dark and tangled drama of family secrets, twisted sexuality, and corruption on a massive scale.
Set against a haunting, icy backdrop and packed with suspense, The Black Path is a menacing and evocative psychological crime novel.
(P)2014 WF Howes Ltd
Critics Review
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Åsa Larsson's genius is in telling the story from multiple viewpoints, so cleverly that you can't see the dots connecting until they hit you right in the face at the end
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Details
- Author
- Åsa Larsson
- Narrator
- Gabrielle Glaister
- Duration
- 12 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 March 2014
- ISBN
- 9781848668034
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
A woman's body is found on a frozen lake, bearing the marks of grisly torture. Inspector Anna-Maria Mella knows she needs help with the case - the woman was a key player in a mining company whose tentacles reach across the globe. Lawyer Rebecka Martinsson is desperate to get back to work, to feel alive again after a case that almost destroyed her both physically and emotionally. Soon she is delving into the affairs of the victim's boss, the founder of Kallis Mining, whose relationship with the dead woman was complex and obsessive. Martinsson and Mella are about to uncover a dark and tangled drama of family secrets, twisted sexuality, and corruption on a massive scale. Set against a haunting, icy backdrop and packed with suspense, The Black Path is a menacing and evocative psychological crime novel.(P)2014 WF Howes Ltd
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